The Coronet Theater, located in the 19th Ward on Thurston Road, holds fond memories for me. My father took me to see “The Sting” there with my older brother and the large marquee, which seemed to span the entire sidewalk in front of the theater, was a great place to stay dry if it were raining on walks home for lunch and after school from Our Lady of Good Counsel. If you wanted to brave getting a bit more wet, then a dash to Merrell’s 5 and Dime across the side street would end with the buying of a handful of Swedish Fish. I may be incorrect on this but I think the theater slanted in from both sides to form almost a triangle at the stage but I may be wroing on this recollection. I do know that “The Sting” remains one of my favorite movies. Was also wondering if the marquee still stands? When I moved away in the mid-1980s, it may have been vacant after a long run of martial arts films and the like.
The Coronet Theater, located in the 19th Ward on Thurston Road, holds fond memories for me. My father took me to see “The Sting” there with my older brother and the large marquee, which seemed to span the entire sidewalk in front of the theater, was a great place to stay dry if it were raining on walks home for lunch and after school from Our Lady of Good Counsel. If you wanted to brave getting a bit more wet, then a dash to Merrell’s 5 and Dime across the side street would end with the buying of a handful of Swedish Fish. I may be incorrect on this but I think the theater slanted in from both sides to form almost a triangle at the stage but I may be wroing on this recollection. I do know that “The Sting” remains one of my favorite movies. Was also wondering if the marquee still stands? When I moved away in the mid-1980s, it may have been vacant after a long run of martial arts films and the like.